There once lived a lovely & innocent tree in the backyard of a harsh & uninformed lady. The tree bloomed every spring and didn’t cause problems, but the woman would cut its branches and use them for poison and dark arts against enemies thus making it weaker in form over time. She had her needs but she didn’t give thanks or resolve to the large tree.
One day one of the tree’s heavy branches fell on the woman and killed her. Her family mourned & eventually moved on, but she insulted the tree by cutting and being disrespectful but never giving back or offering any sustenance to the tree even when it was ill.
Trees are alive. Science has confirmed this and plants make sounds when cut, but not to the level of confirming they have spirits or make decisions in a form for modern minds to accept. They ache and moan like humans, but in their own way. Many aren’t spoken to but can be spoken to.
What do they feel like? Eternity or in a larger sense. You can talk to them and feel them. They aren’t bad unless a human mistreats them by leaving and doing black magic and trash at their forefront. Why should they intake bad energies without agreement?
How to connect to trees:
Be open, pick up trash around them, quiet your mind and notice their details then speak to ask if they are open for contact.
Have no expectations. Some trees have told me no. They were too hurt by humans or too wise & advanced to tally with me. Respect their choice. Mentally transverse to feel them. Be quiet mentally but friendly. They do speak.
Once the mind, with little effort, is open and respectful, they speak. Meditate before. Some are jolly & some are very serious but still kind. Offer something. Recall “The Wishing Tree” book from childhood. They love humans who notice them unless you use them for bad. Normal.
Personal - What I don’t like:
People who harm trees by leaving trash especially when trash cans are nearby!!! Don’t do that as they are a different form and can’t move trash.
People who are arrogant and approach to ask for something or leave their spell work behind without saying a word to the tree. Would you like if someone did that to you? Ok. Don’t do that to them. Spirits can be in nature & become insulted. It’s not hard to be respectful.
Don’t make a tree absorb your things unless it agrees to. I can add more later but yes they are alive spiritually and they can (or spirits can) make people pay just like river and water spirits for disrespecting them.
They’re chill. Some are delighted when appreciated by noticing their form & characteristics THEN speaking. Keeping healthy plants allows one to connect better. This can be learned. Speak to plants even in your home. Plants can be grown from cheap seeds & have nourished mankind for ages. Palm trees as I mentioned are cool! Funny and whimsical.
Find the mother or hub tree which is larger than the other trees in a space or grove. Approach a tree in a group of trees after respecting the full group. Say hello then hone in on the tree that speaks to your spirit. If a tree feels unfriendly or bad step away. Someone has likely hurt it.
Although weird sounding, trees are honest, approachable, sincere, & can cheer you up on a bad day. They can be used for spell work but don’t force it without consent in their space.
Dark Magic Left at Trees:
Some spells call for leaving the remains below a tree. Yes a magi can do this but bury or leave it somewhere instead. They may read that burying the works beneath a tree gives more form, but the tree doesn’t forget.
We have (all or some) heard of Mother Nature being a force. Who the fuck are you to agitate it (her)?
Ancient and powerful trees:
Look at this New Orleans tree used by black slaves for various gatherings:
Do you think this tree deserves or will take disrespect? No. People leave offerings at its foot instead of trash. Disrespect a tree like this at your own expense. In past times they knew the forces of nature. Do not disrespect what you don’t control or understand. They can communicate for many miles like a network.
were in love 
. I’m not usually sensitive to occult energies around me 
, so this really surprised me. I was very much in love at that time, so one might think that I felt my own love, but I didn’t feel that the houses or the grass were in love, just the trees.
, but I don’t know of course…